Finance Score: -5
Governance Score: 3
Support Score: 8
  • Positive trading contribution: +2;Multiple Deficits: -2
  • Fundraising costs high: -5
  • Gender balanced board: +3
  • Overall weighted support: +8
Overall GiG Score: 6 ?

NEWLIFE THE CHARITY FOR DISABLED CHILDREN

Newlife changes the lives of disabled and terminally ill children across the UK.We grant or loan thousands of items of equipment every year, often in emergency situations. We provide information and support to families through a dedicated Nurse service. We campaign to give disabled children and their families a voice and we fund pioneering medical research to give hope for the future.
Analysis by Giving is Great

Positives:

  • The charity has received backing from several prominent grant makers recently
  • More than half of total income was derived from trading and fees in the latest year
  • The Board appears to be well diversified in terms of gender

Regulatory & Governance issues to consider:

  • One or more trustees receive payments or benefits from the charity for providing services to the charity

Financial issues to consider:

  • On several occasions in recent years income has been less than spending
  • Fundraising costs are extremely high relative to funds raised

Financial Data ?

Income & Spending ?
Sources of Income ?
Y/E Income
£k
Spending
£k
Surplus/
Deficit £k
Fundraising
Cost £k
Total
Funds £k
Unrestricted
Funds £k
Mths
Rsrvs
Staff Volun-
teers
31/03/23£17,669£16,957£712£13,276£5,456£4,7833.4564144
31/03/22*£14,042£12,451£1,591£9,639£4,786£3,9913.8452124
31/03/21£10,364£11,142£-777£8,130£3,049£2,3322.546689
31/03/20£13,409£13,269£140£9,923£3,442£2,7412.5490294
31/03/19£12,774£13,173£-399£9,379£3,493£2,8812.6422643
31/03/18£19,701£15,950£3,750£10,700£3,906£2,7522.13740

Financial Ratios
Fundraising Costs/Relevant Income: 642.9%
Fundraising Costs/Total Spending: 78.4%
Senior Staff Costs/Total Spending: 3%
Highest pay band: £120,000-£130,000
Liabilities/Assets: 30%
Liabilities/Income: 13%
Unrestricted Funds/Total Funds: 88%
Reserves/Spending: 3.4 months
Net Current Assets/Spending: 1 months
Quick Ratio: 1.5
Asset Split ?
Balance Sheet History
Established: 8 years

www.newlifecharity.co.uk

info@newlifecharity.co.uk

01543468888

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UN SDGs
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Listed activities
  • Disability
  • Education/Training
  • General Charitable Purposes
  • The Advancement Of Health Or Saving Of Lives
  • The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty
GiG Classification
  • Emotional support, counselling or therapy
How it operates
  • Provides advocacy/advice/information
  • Provides services
  • Sponsors or undertakes research
Where it operates
  • Northern Ireland, Scotland, Throughout England And Wales,
Who it helps
  • Children/Young People
  • Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies
  • People With Disabilities
  • The General Public/Mankind

Who supports them? ?

Donations from Grant Makers ?

We have details on the following donations. Multi-year donations are allocated to the years for which they are earmarked.

Major supporters in last 5 years
DCMS£599,336
Garfield Weston Foundation£120,000
Masonic Trust£30,000
Specific Donations
Amount When
Months
To be used for
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£40,000 20/01/2023
Development of Newlife’s Specialist Equipment Grant Service to improve quality of life for disabled and terminally ill children across the UK
Masonic Trust - MCF Large Grant
£30,000 20/07/2022
Grant will support the purchase of essential equipment to 40 disabled children and young people.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£50,000 17/09/2021
Emergency Equipment Loan service
DCMS - Coronavirus Community Support Fund
£599,336 15/09/2020
"The fund aims to:1) To reduce closures of essential charities that provide essential services to vulnerable groups during the COVID-19 crisis by ensuring they have the financial resources to operate, thereby reducing the burden on public ....more
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£30,000 07/02/2020
Development of Newlife's Emergency Equipment Loan Service
National Lottery Community Fund - Don't Stop Me Now
£10,000 30/01/2019
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This funding will be used to provide volunteering opportunities for people living with disabilities. The project aims to address isolation and improve self-esteem.
Garfield Weston Foundation - Main Grants award
£20,000 10/05/2017
Development of the Newlife Emergency Equipment Loan Service
The Clothworkers Foundation - Grant to Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children
£21,000 18/01/2016
towards purchasing new beds for a charity which works with disabled people in Staffordshire
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Data sourced from Donors via 360 Giving

How is it governed?

Trustees (9)
Current Trustees appointed
Gender Split

  • CLIVE LEWIS Appointed: 1990, Occupation: Company Director
  • CHRISTOPHER CHANEY Appointed: 2017
  • KATHRYN GRIFFITH Appointed: 2020
  • LEONARD LEWIS Appointed: 1990
  • NIGEL LEWIS Appointed: 2017
  • PROFESSOR MICHAEL PATTON Appointed: 1993
  • PATRICIA ANN ALFORD-BURNETT Appointed: 2019
  • RICHARD BRADBURY Appointed: 2019
  • VANESSA SLOANE Appointed: 2019
Legal constitution
  • Charity registered in England & Wales on 10/11/2016, number: 1170125
Gift Aid
  • Registered with HMRC for Gift Aid
Event History
Policies in force
  • Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
  • Campaigns and political activity policy and procedures
  • Complaints handling
  • Complaints policy and procedures
  • Conflicting interests
  • Financial reserves policy and procedures
  • Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
  • Internal risk management policy and procedures
  • Investing charity funds policy and procedures
  • Investment
  • Paying staff
  • Risk management
  • Safeguarding policy and procedures
  • Safeguarding vulnerable beneficiaries
  • Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
  • Social media policy and procedures
  • Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
  • Trustee expenses policy and procedures
  • Volunteer management
Filing Record
6 returns made; AR22: 59 days late,
Recent reorganisation events:
  • Asset transfer in from SNOWBALL TRUST on 18/01/2020
  • Asset transfer in from THE DENNIS RALPH FOUNDATION on 19/06/2023
Main office

Newlife Centre
Hemlock Way
CANNOCK
Staffordshire
WS11 7GF

Objectives

THE OBJECTS OF THE CIO ARE, FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT:-4.1. TO PROVIDE FUNDING FOR AND TO PROMOTE BASIC AND CLINIC RESEARCH INTO THE CAUSES, EFFECTS, DIAGNOSIS, TREATMENT AND RELIEF OF PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITIES THAT ARE PRESENT AT BIRTH OR CAUSED BEFORE BIRTH PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH ARE DISSEMINATED FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC;4.2. THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE OF PERSONS SUFFERING FROM PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY AND THE PROVISION OF FACILITIES AND FINANCIAL AID FOR SUCH PERSONS, THEIR FAMILIES AND DEPENDENTS AND FOR THE FAMILIES AND DEPENDENTS OF THOSE WHO HAVE DIED FROM SUCH DISABILITIES SUCH PROVISION BEING FOR PERSONS WHO HAVE NEED OF SUCH FACILITIES AND FINANCIAL AID;4.3. THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE FOR PREGNANT MOTHERS WHERE IT IS CONSIDERED THERE IS A DANGER OF THEIR CHILD BEING BORN WITH PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY;4.4. THE RELIEF AND ASSISTANCE FOR PERSONS WHO ARE UNABLE OR HAVE DIFFICULTY IN HAVING CHILDREN OR BECOMING PREGNANT;4.5. SUCH LEGALLY CHARITABLE PURPOSES FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF RESEARCH INTO AND THE RELIEF OF PHYSICAL OR MENTAL DISABILITY OF ALL KINDS ESPECIALLY THOSE WHICH AFFECT PARENTS AND CHILDREN PRIOR TO CONCEPTION AND DURING PREGNANCY AND SUBSEQUENT TO BIRTH PROVIDED THAT THE USEFUL RESULTS OF SUCH RESEARCH ARE DISSEMINATED FOR THE BENEFITS OF THE PUBLIC;4.6. THE PROMOTION OF SOCIAL INCLUSION AMONG DISABLED YOUNG PEOPLE AND ADULTS WHO ARE SOCIALLY EXCLUDED FROM SOCIETY ON THE GROUNDS OF THEIR DISABILITY, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC POSITION BY PROVIDING SUPPORT, TRAINING, WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE, VOLUNTEERING AND EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES THEREBY ASSISTING THEM TO BETTER INTEGRATE INTO SOCIETY; AND4.7. THE PROTECTION AND PRESERVATION OF THE ENVIRONMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT, IN PARTICULAR BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE PROMOTION OF WASTE REDUCTION, RE-USE, RECLAMATION, RECYCLING AND THE USE OF SURPLUS.

Data Sources

Charity Commission for England and Wales
360 Giving

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